I will hold my fire as I think the General said what he said, where he said it, and when he said it – for a reason. Watch it and make the call yourself.

Their server is swamped, but the link above to IISS will take you to a slow running cache of the whole thing from their site. As that has been choked most of the day, I will add a few off site videos for you to review.

The fallout from this will be interesting. Nothing he said was anything that was not said previously, and presumably, it was this very analysis that caused him to be chosen by the Commander in Chief to serve in command.

BHO and JB and the rest of the administration (and Congressional leaders) ought to tread thoughtfully and carefully on this one. We shall see….

http://cdrsalamander.blogspot.com CDR Salamander

Most of us – and most certainly Gen. McChrystal and SECDEF Gates have read Dereliction of Duty.

I wonder if, ahem, others have as well.

UltimaRatioReg

The book likely cost Col McMaster a pass or two. After all, it was the fathers/mentors of today’s Army at which he aimed his bow….

“Others” should have that book dog-eared and well-highlighted. But again, we shall see.